Community Chat

[eddyandme]

@Perkup

God Bless you and everyone living down there.  As you can see by posts here, we all are deeply saddenned for what you all are going through:  you are in our hearts and in our prayers.  Take care...

[MoJoV]

Seeing the flood footage on the news is just so horrible.  I just can't imagine what those people are suffering.  And I have to add the California fires.  It's too much to even watch, let alone live through.  A person feels so helpless seeing these disasters unfold in parts of our country. Blessings to them all,especially the heroes helping people in La. and the firefighters in Ca.

[Suziepeach]

One of the men that work for my husband lives not far from the flooding- told my husband several of his and his wife's family are living in his house as all of them have lost everything.. Said his home is safe as they chose to buy/build out of the flood zone. 

Please let the rain/flooding end soon and keep people safe.

[Laura14]

I've been watching through my LSU alumni pages.  Some of the best people in the world live in Louisiana.  You guys were so fantastic to welcome me when I went to college there years ago.  Praying for you all now and waiting to see what else I can do.      

[eddyandme]

@Perkup@shoesnbags

Was just watching fox and saw more on the flooding - those poor people losing everything, and still having to remain in shelters:  it is just devastating to imagine and see the damage.

It seems that the people of Louisianna are selflessly helping one another, e.g., emergency personnel, though also affected, leaving their families to help others!  Just wondering if you have any more updates as to how things are going down there.

Personally, wish the shopping channels would add an option if one wanted to donate, while ordering on-line/phone so we all could help out - just mho.  I think the rest of the country feels so helpless.

[BalletBabe]

Prayers for all that have been effected by this horrible flooding.  Goes to show that you don't need a hurricane to get flooded out. 

[Preds]

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@eddyandme wrote:

@Perkup@shoesnbags

Was just watching fox and saw more on the flooding - those poor people losing everything, and still having to remain in shelters:  it is just devastating to imagine and see the damage.

It seems that the people of Louisianna are selflessly helping one another, e.g., emergency personnel, though also affected, leaving their families to help others!  Just wondering if you have any more updates as to how things are going down there.

Personally, wish the shopping channels would add an option if one wanted to donate, while ordering on-line/phone so we all could help out - just mho.  I think the rest of the country feels so helpless.

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You can donate to the Red Cross.  They are so wonderful when things like this happen.  Also, the Police or Fire Departments and churches in those areas will take donations ... of any kind.  They help more than anyone ... besides the people that live there.

[GATORGIRL]

Good call on donating to Red Cross, @Preds.

[Marp]

I was listening to the Governor of Louisiana last night and he said the state is receiving everything they ask for from the federal government but due to coverage of the campaign and the Olympics by the media donations to organizations like the Red Cross are low. 

He encouraged the media to get the word out about the needs of the people of Louisiana and encourage donations to the Red Cross and other organizations that provide one on one help.